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Researchers Find Genetic Clues in Newborn Kidney Disease

WASHINGTON—New research provides clues into how gene defects may cause autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) in babies, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). ...More
October 24, 2011
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JASN Issue Explores African-American Genes, CKD

WASHINGTON— Compared to European Americans, African Americans are four to five times more likely to develop kidney failure. Also, family members of African Americans with kidney failure have an increased risk of developing kidney failure, which suggests that genetics may ...More
October 17, 2011
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Hormone Predicts Early Kidney Disease Death

WASHINGTON— The blood levels of a particular hormone can help predict which kidney disease patients will develop heart problems, need dialysis, and die prematurely, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). ...More
September 9, 2011
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Kidney Cells Could be Reprogrammed to Fight Disease

WASHINGTON—New research has shown that kidney cells can be gathered and reprogrammed to help treat kidney disease, according to studies published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). ...More
July 28, 2011
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Single Gene Controls Growth of Polycystic Disease

NEW HAVEN, Conn.—A single gene is central in the development of several forms of polycystic kidney and liver disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers reported in the June 19 issue of Nature Genetics. ...More
June 21, 2011
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Aurora A Gene May Contribute to PKD

PHILADELPHIA—The Aurora A kinase may contribute to polycystic kidney disease (PKD) by inactivating a key calcium channel in kidney cells, according to a study in the June 13 issue of The Journal of Cell Biology. ...More
June 14, 2011
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Researchers Replicate Human Kidney Gene Changes in Mouse Model

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville researchers have replicated the inflammatory gene changes of a human kidney as it progresses from mild to severe diabetic nephropathy, using a mouse model developed by a UofL researcher, according to an article published May 24 in ...More
May 24, 2011
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Genes, Not Race, Determine Donor Kidney Survival

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—A new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center sheds light on what causes certain kidneys to do better than others after being transplanted, providing doctors with an easy way to screen for donor kidneys that have the best chance of ...More
May 10, 2011
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Ethnic Labels to Estimate Genetic Disease Risk Could be Abandoned

CHICAGO—Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in collaboration with researchers at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, have made a critical discovery that may lead scientists to abandon the use of broad conventional ethnic labels—African-American, ...More
May 9, 2011
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New Genetic Research May Lead to New Understanding of Race

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in collaboration with researchers at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, have made a critical discovery that may lead scientists to abandon the use of broad conventional ethnic labels—African-American, ...More
May 9, 2011
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